Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Works Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Barnt Green & Hopwood , and the 26th highest crime rate of 305 local areas in Bromsgrove .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Works Drive (B45 8GR) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 162.3% higher than the Barnt Green & Hopwood average (58.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Works Drive (B45 8GR), the main crime hotspot is near Hurricane Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in East Works Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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